A visit to the Oak Level Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Oak Level Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Level Cemetery:
36.7335, -79.1072
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Level Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oak Level Cemetery is located in Halifax County<2>.
The county seat for Halifax County is located in Halifax. Halifax lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Oak Level Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Level Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Oak Level Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Level Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ingram Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ingram Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Arbor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Arbor Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Union UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Union UMC Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union UMC Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of South Boston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2544393 <5>
- New Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- William H. Shelton Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- County Line Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Mercy Seat Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mercy Seat Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercy Seat Cemetery
- Cross Road Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Cross Road Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Road Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Cross Road Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crossroads Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- Murphy Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Murphy Grove Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Grove Cemetery
- McKendree Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The McKendree Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree Cemetery
- Neal Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Neal Family Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Neal Family Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Chatham.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2553948 <5>
- Atkinson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- The Peaceful Tabernacle Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Halifax Memorial Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Halifax Town Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Halifax Town Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Town Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oak Level Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Level Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elmo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Jones
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jones is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Henrys Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Henrys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mill
- Laurel Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Sign Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sign Rock is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Rock
- Rodden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rodden is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodden
- Sutherlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sutherlin is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Westside Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Westside Village is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
- Lucks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lucks is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucks
- Java
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Java is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Delila
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Delila is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
- Halifax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Banister Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Banister Town is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister Town
- Kentuck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Riceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Riceville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- South Boston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Leda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Leda is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leda
- Spring Garden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Alton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cluster Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
- Markham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Markham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
- Crystal Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
- Beaver Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Milton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Harmony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Clays Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
- Loftis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Loftis is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftis
- Transco Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Transco Village is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transco Village
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Oak Level Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Halifax County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Level Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Halifax
- Milton
- South Boston
- Spring Garden
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Oak Level Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Halifax County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Oak Level Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1690137 (Oak Level Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1690137 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Halifax
- Est. Elev: 198 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oak Level
- Location given for Oak Level Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7334702 Lon: -79.1072379
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Halifax, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oak Level Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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